This document provides an overview of a student project on creating an interactive website to teach children about hip hop dancing. It outlines the objectives to introduce children to hip hop dancing basics through an interactive online portal. It discusses the rationale for the project based on research showing dance benefits child development. It describes the target audiences, research methodology, and an overview of the proposed interactive website's content and features.

1. DANCE MOTION
Category 4-117
Jay Ong (412)
Keefe Lieow (4H1)
Eugene Chee (4H1)
Lim Bo Geng (4H1)
Tham Kah Loon (4H1)

2. Contents
• Objectives
• Rationale
• Target Audience
• Research Methodology
• Usefulness: Our Website
• Thinking Skills
• Resources
• References
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3. Objectives
• To provide an introduction to young children
about the benefits and basics of hip hop
dancing
• To create an interactive portal for them to
learn simple steps of hip hop dancing while
having fun
• To further cultivate an interest in hip hop
dancing in young people without having to
pay for expensive lessons
• To build self-confidence in children, allowing
them to learn dancing and express
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4. Rationale
“participation in dance is linked to positive outcomes in
school, emotional development, family life and behavior.”
­ According to a Research Conducted by the University of Maryland (2007)
“creative dance improves children's physical and
psychological wellbeing.”
­ According to a Research published by Laban and Hampshire Dance
Dance aids child development!
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5. Target Audience
• 1st Target Audience – Children aged 9-12
interested in learning more about hip hop
dancing
• 2nd Target Audience – Anyone seeking a
convenient and free resource to learn basic
hip hop dancing skills
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6. Methodology
Searched through websites, books, newspaper articles and
documentaries for hip-hop related information
March
Evaluated our research for credibility
Created a poll and survey based on our topic
Consolidated research April
Collated poll and survey results
May Began planning our website using mind-mapping
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7. Methodology
Started creating Interactive Portal
June Filmed How-To Videos
Created Quizzes
Continue adding interactive elements (e.g. interviews, games)
Conduct Outreach Program with Project Kindle July
Semi-Finals
August Add the finishing touches to our Interactive Portal
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8. Usefulness
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14. Our Interactive
Website
• Concise and straightforward but still
provides substantial information
• Interactivity: games, forum, how-to videos,
quizzes
• Reliable: contains interviews from experts in
the field
• Attractive design, user-friendly
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15. Our Website
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16. Outreach with Project Kin
dle
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17. Outreach: Project
Kindle
• Project Kindle is a service-learning project
• Helping Child @ Street 11
• Kids with dysfunctional families
• Teach the kids dance and drama
• To use our web resource to teach them dance
• Scheduled for End July
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18. Group Reflections
Diagrammatic Reasoning
Thinking
Metacognition Lateral Thinking
Processes
Reflection
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19. Reflections
Having been dancing for many years, I
found this project extremely meaningful. Our team
Jay has been very united and we played to each others’
strengths to maximize our efficiency and reach
our full potential.
With me and Jay
overseas, we found that we had to make use
of technology to communicate effectively with our
group members back home. Despite the time difference
between the US and Singapore, we were still able to
work together and overcome geographical
Bo Geng
boundaries.
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20. Reflections
This project taught me many
Kah planning skills, such as thinking from the
perspective of our target audience. We had to step
Loon
into their shoes and were thus able to foresee potential
problems, such as not knowing how to navigate the
website. This made our project more focused
and user-friendly.
This project
has greatly enhanced my organizational
skills. Due to the large scale of our website, we had
to make good use of technology to plan the website
properly, such as using mind-mapping and drawing to
conceptualize the website. We had to ‘detach’ ourselves
from the website so that we could identify what’s
missing from the website.
Keefe
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21. Reflections
Eugen As the main architect of our website, I had
to constantly challenge myself to improve our
website, both in its organization and design. I’ve learnt
e many new IT skills, and always made sure our website was
appealing from the eyes of Primary School children. I’ve
also had a changed perspective towards dance, as it
requires a high level of articulacy and initiative,
similar to creating a website.
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22. Resources Used
• Primary Sources:
• Interviews with experts to obtain professional
opinion
• Surveys with our target audience
• Jay’s firsthand dance experience
• Internet Resources:
• Online journals
• Websites
• Forums
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23. Resources Used
• Printed Resources:
• Library books
• Popular Dance: From Ballroom to Hip-hop
by Karen Lynn Smith and Elizabeth A. Hanley
• Hip Hop Dance: Meanings and Messages by
Carla Stalling Huntington
• Newspaper articles
• Magazines
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24. References
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fitness more important in refining health related benefits? Medicine and
Science in Sport and Exercise S379-398.
1. Strong WB., Malina RM., Blimke CJR., Daniels SR, et. al. (2005). Evidence
based physical activity for school-age youth. Journal of Pediatrics
146:732-737.
2. Calfas KJ., Taylor WC. (1994). Effects of physical activity on psychological
variables in adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science 6: 406-423.
3. National Dance Teachers Association (NDTA): Maximising Opportunity,
Policy Paper 2004
4. Adshead-Lansdale, J. (Ed.) (1994) Dance History: An Introduction.
5. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-09030-X. Carter, A. (1998) The Routledge Dance
Studies Reader. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-16447-8.
6. Chang, Jeff; DJ Kool Herc (2005). Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the
Hip-Hop Generation. Macmillan. ISBN 031230143X. ^ Kugelberg, Johan
(2007). Born in the Bronx. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN
978-0-7893-1540-3.
7. Department of Health: Choosing Health: Making healthy choices easier,
2004.
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25. References
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encyclopedia website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_hip-hop_dance
10.Orca, J. (2008, March 9). Hip-hop dance history. Retrieved from Ascending Star
Dance website: http://www.ascendingstardance.com/node/634
11.(2011, June 30). History of hip hop dancing. Retrieved from Centralhome.com
website: http://www.centralhome.com/hip-hop-dance-history.htm
12.(2011, June 27). B-boying. Retrieved from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-boying
13.(2011, June 27). Locking (dance). Retrieved from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locking_(dance)
14.(2011, June 27). Popping. Retrieved from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popping
15.(2011, June 30). Breakdancing moves. Retrieved from Angelfire website: http://
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website: http://www.dancescape.com/ezine/wellness/archive/benefits-of-dancing
17.Smith, K. L., Hanley, E. A., & D'Amboise, J. (2010). Popular dance: From ballroom to
hip-hop.
18.Huntington, C. S. (2007). Hip hop dance: Meanings and messages.
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26. References
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different dances. Retrieved from Sixwise.com website: http://www.sixwise.com/
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dance_to_health.html
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27. THE END
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